colin1861.bsky.social
@colin1861.bsky.social
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The monarchy is not included in the Freedom of Information Act, meaning we cannot request information from them, like any other public authority - and we can't discover how much they are truly costing taxpayers. 🧐

How can that be right?

#AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing
August 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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❓How do you get Steve Reed the Environment Secretary to listen to your concerns about the private water industry?

❗⚽Meet him on his home turf.⚽❗

Lois is inviting Steve Reed to the football - fat cat water bosses can do it, so why shouldn't she?

#Loisatthepalace
May 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts
The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.
www.campaignforthearts.org
May 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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The great energy rip-off www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/04... Energy prices in the UK are massively overstated as a result of UK government policy that guarantees we're ripped off and City traders profit massively. And, so far, Labour is showing no signs of doing anything about this.
The great energy rip-off
There is an article in The Guardian this morning that rather half-heartedly seeks to explain why energy prices are so high in the UK. As it explains, without adequate analysis being applied to market...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
April 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Beware of zonal electricity pricing.

Will increase energy industry profits; higher cost for consumers in congested areas; profiteering = less incentive to innovate; make some industries less competitive; increase regional inequalities; deter regional mobility.

Ofgem not protecting people.
Zonal electricity pricing plan could add £3bn a year to GB bills, report finds
Research finds proposal may also drive up cost of building new windfarms as developers need higher subsidies to offset cost
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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If this is you too, spread the message.
March 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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This is shocking. Even by the standards of 2025.
Becky Burke of Book Island (a picture book publisher in the UK founded by my fellow Tokarczuk translator Greet Pauwelijn) was "detained" by ICE at the Canadian border on 2/28. Her father asked that her story be shared in case someone can help her. He writes:
March 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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This will be an easy task............
Would be a shame if this Express poll didn’t go they way they hoped…

👉🏼 xd.wayin.com/display/cont...
February 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Dear BlueSkyers. Sadly I'm getting many reports of scammers pretending to be me here, incl messaging people with 'investments' . Pls share/help me spread word that, as you know, THIS IS MY ONLY BLUE SKY account (proved as my handle is an official MoneySavingExpert one). All others are scams
January 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Nigel Farage is trying to pretend this didn't happen.

Would be great to make sure everyone knows that it did.
January 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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I am right in thinking everyone wants to Rejoin the EU aren't I?

Like if you do
RP if you really do
December 20, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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I have to say damn Jeremy Corbyn living in that 3 bedroom terraced mansion.

It's such a disgrace can we RP to show his massive mansion to everybody.
December 17, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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If that disgusting racist and grifting liar Nigel Farage shouldn't have been on Question Time even once, nevermind 38 times.

Give this a Like, or better yet a RP.
December 5, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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You never know when you might be in need of this yourself.
Meantime, let’s help those who are in need of it right now!
Please sign and share.
November 29, 2024 at 8:12 PM